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2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,596 people earned their degree in American U.S. studies, making the major the 309th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 69 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American U.S. studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the American U.S. studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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